Putnam County

Putnam County is located in northwestern Ohio. The County Seat is Ottawa and the largest city is Ottawa. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.putnamcountyohio.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 34,171 and the 2010 census population was 34,499. The land area is 482.52 square miles and there are 71.5 persons per square mile.

98.2% of the population is White, 0.5% is Black or African American, 5.8% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 0.7% is two or more races. 91.9% have a high school degree or higher, and 19.9% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $133,500, there are 13,022 households, an average of 2.61 persons per household. The per capita income is $25,481, the median household income is $61,192, and 6.9% of the persons in Putnam County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 2,716. Retail sales (in $1000) were $252,285, and sales per capita were $7,300. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 23.5%.